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My heart is beating at 18 to 25 days.
The foundation for my nervous system is in place at 20 days.
My skeleton is complete at 42 days and I have reflexes.
My brain waves can be detected as early as 43 days.
At 8 weeks my brain and all body systems are present and I look like a miniature doll.
During weeks 9 and 10 I squint, swallow and can make a fist.
By the 11 th and 12th weeks I am moving my arms and legs, sucking my thumb and breathing amniotic fluid. All my systems are working.
My movements by 16 weeks are quite active and I can be seen performing somersaults on ultrasound but am not yet felt by my mother.
From the 3rd month on nothing new develops. I continue to grow in size and by 20 weeks I have hair on my head, weigh 1 pound and am 12 inches tall.